Aged counterpart
Aged counterparts are a group of monsters, which have been aged by "Time Wizard". Each aged counterpart has a card featuring their younger self. The method through which "Time Wizard" ages them varies.
| Aged counterpart | |
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 "Time Wizard" using its effect through its roulette staff. | |
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| Manga appearances | |
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"Thousand Dragon" and "Dark Sage" are the only aged counterparts in the OCG/TCG, with "Baby Dragon" and "Dark Magician" as their respective younger counterparts.
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AppearancesEdit
MangaEdit
If the effect of "Time Wizard" is successful, all monsters on the field are aged. Typically monsters become visible wrinkled, decayed and rusted, resulting in them being much weaker or destroyed.
"Baby Dragon" is the only monster shown to have been positively affected.
| Young | Old | ||||||
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| Image | Name | ATK | DEF | Image | Name | ATK | DEF |
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"Baby Dragon" | 1200 | 700 | 
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"Thousand Dragon" | 2400 | 2500 |
AnimeEdit
Aged counterparts functioned in the anime, largely the same as in the manga.
An additional card is shown to benefit from the aging effect of "Time Wizard"; "Dark Magician", which becomes "Dark Sage". Like most monsters, "Dark Sage" is weakened in terms of ATK. However it also gains effects.
| Young | Old | ||||||
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| Image | Name | ATK | DEF | Image | Name | ATK | DEF |
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"Baby Dragon" | 1200 | 700 | 
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"Thousand Dragon" | 2400 | 2000 |
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"Dark Magician" | 2500 | 2100 | 
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"Dark Sage" | 100 | ??? |
OCG/TCGEdit
The anime and manga aging process did not conform well to the rules of the real world card game.
"Thousand Dragon" was instead made a Fusion Monster, with "Time Wizard" and "Baby Dragon" as its material.
"Dark Sage", which was released much later, was given a Summoning method closer to its anime self. It is a Main Deck card, Summoned by Tributing "Dark Magician" after applying the positive effect of "Time Wizard". Unlike its anime self, it is stronger than "Dark Magician" in terms of ATK and DEF. It has a weaker effect than its anime self.
| Young | Old | |||||||||
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| Image | Name | Level | ATK | DEF | Image | Name | Level | ATK | DEF | |
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"Baby Dragon" | 3 | 1200 | 700 |
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"Thousand Dragon" | 7 | 2400 | 2000 | |
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"Dark Magician" | 7 | 2500 | 2100 |
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"Dark Sage" | 9 | 2800 | 3200 | |
Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden MemoriesEdit
In Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden Memories, all the aged counterparts can be created through Fusion Summon, using "Time Wizard" and the younger counterpart.
If the player does not have the actual card for the aged counterpart, they can Summon the monster through Fusion Summon. If they have the actual card, they can Summon it normally, without performing a Fusion Summon.
Unlike other media, the younger counterpart, can be one of many cards.
| Young | Old | ||||||
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| Image | Name | ATK | DEF | Image | Name | ATK | DEF |
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"Embryonic Beast" | 500 | 750 | 
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"Summoned Skull" | 2500 | 1200 |
| A dragon (includes monsters that are dragon-like in appearance, whose Type isn't necessarily Dragon) with less than 2400 ATK | < 2400 |
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"Thousand Dragon" | 2400 | 2000 | ||
| A "turtle" monster. | 
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"30,000-Year White Turtle" | 1250 | 2100 | |||